Secretary-General visits Iran


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Secretary-General Kofi Annan made an official visit to Iran to address a summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), December 9 - 11.

Tehran


View of the city of Tehran.
(UN/DPI Photo #196575C)


Secretary-General Kofi Annan in discussion with President Seyed Mohammed Khatami of the Islamic Republic of Iran (second from right) and Emomali Rakhmonov (centre), President of the Republic of Tajikistan.
(UN/DPI Photo #196468C)


Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left) in discussion with the leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in Tehran at the Ayatollah's residence.
(UN/DPI Photo #196675C, courtesy of the Islamic Republic News Agency)


Before the Conference opened the Secretary-General met with dozens of Heads of State and Government present for the Summit.



Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left) meeting with Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and the only woman Head of State at the OIC Conference.
(UN/DPI Photo #196572C)




Secretary-General Kofi Annan (right) greeting Rafic Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon.
(UN/DPI Photo #196473C)




Secretary-General Kofi Annan (right) meeting with the Head of the Nigerian Delegation to the OIC Summit (left) and Yasser Arafat (centre), President of the Palestine Authority and Chairman of the Executive Committe of the Palestine Liberation Organization. (UN/DPI Photo #196479C)




Secretary-General Kofi Annan (right) greeting Mohammad Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan.
(UN/DPI Photo #196472C)




Secretary-General Kofi Annan (centre) meeting with Joaquim Alberto Chissano, President of the Republic of Mozambique (left). Prime Minister Sharif is on the right.
(UN/DPI Photo #196484C)




Secretary-General Kofi Annan addresses faculty and students of Tehran University on human rights issues.
(UN/DPI Photo #196490C)


Esfahan

Secretary-General Kofi Annan (third from left) ouring Imam Square in Esfahan, Iran.
(UN/DPI Photo #196513C)


A view of Imam Square in Esfahan, Iran.
(UN/DPI Photo #196515C)


A view of the inner dome of the Sheikh-Lut-Allah mosque in Esfahan. The city's history spans several millenia making it the site of numerous historical monuments -- 400 are registered with the Cultural Heritage Organization. (UN/DPI Photo #196496C)



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